...identify it. This spider that I am seeing is large, a bit bigger than a quarter (including the legs). The initial body is a reddish brown with matching legs. The back of the body has a black thing that kind of looks like a second body, but I think it might be a sack with eggs in it. I am concerned about it being poisonous, and curious about what it is. I am afraid to spray because I have kids and cats and don't want the poison in the house. I took a picture of it. If anyone wants to see what it looks like to help identify it, please e-mail me at robinstarlyn@yahoo.com and I will send you the picture. I am dying to know what this unusual spider is!!! Thanks for your help.
2007-05-24 07:10:10 · 3 answers · asked by Starlyn 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Without knowing where you live, it would be very hard to figure out what kind of spider this is, BUT I can say, that if you're in the US, it's not a dangerous species. That decription does not match any known medically-significant species that we have here. The huge black spiders are either some sort of dark Wolf Spider, or, if you live across the southern tier of states, a Black Crevice Spider female, Kukulcania hibernalis. These are completely harmless; I keep several of these girls as pets and handle them as I would a tarantula. You can email me the pic you have of this "mystery spider" at pitbulllady@yahoo.com, and PLEASE give some indication of where you live! I have cats, too, and I know how sensitive cats are to common household insecticides; I've had cats nearly die from flea spray that was MEANT to be used on cats, so for something that is not dangerous or does not create a health issue, like fleas or ticks, I would not spray anything and risk harming the cats, OR the kids.
2007-05-24 14:46:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The large black one might be a black widow. Black widows are shiny black spiders with a red hour glass. They have very strong disorganized webs. The other spider is difficult to tell, but it does sound like it is carrying an egg case. I e-mailed you to see picture.
2007-05-24 07:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
black widows do not carry egg sacs. However, wolf spiders do and some of them are so dark a gray that they appear black.
2007-05-24 09:26:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff Sadler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋